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2024 . 01 . 25 written by Laurence Arrigo Klove

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The 2023 Cut.The Perfume Year Top Picks by the Essencional Team

This is not a new year resolution. It is a selection of what the team has found most inspiring when looking back at the past year. What a perfume year it was!

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2024 . 01 . 25 selected by Editorial Board

Trends

Perfume

Why Is Everyone Wearing Perfume To Bed?

Move over Marilyn because wearing fragrance to bed has become the latest trend spawning a search frenzy on TikTok. Bedtime fragrance usage is seen as selfcare, as a well being ritual, to calm, soothe and send you off to dreamland. Find out some of the ways fragrance can become a part of your nighttime ritual.

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Bedtime is the new time for perfume

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Ingredients

Perfume

The ChatGPT of Fragrance Has Arrived

If something came along that allowed you to work faster and more efficiently, wouldn’t you be interested? In this article master perfumers speak about artificial intelligence and how it can be used – for the good – in the universe of perfumery.

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An article that explores the many uses of Artificial Intelligence in Perfumery

2024 . 01 . 25 selected by Editorial Board

Trends

Perfume

15 “Gen Z Fragrances” That Are Ranked Best and Translates to a Chaotic, Nonconformist You

Studies show that Gen Z is a generation of fragrance users, finding it as a means of self-expression, as a way to differentiate themselves from others. This article delves into their mindset while also showing numerous clips from TikTok where Gen Z speaks out about their favorite scents ranging from niche to mainstream.

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Take a look at Gen Z’s favorite scents
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Have you ever asked yourself what’s behind the world of artistic perfumery? We have collected numbers, conversations, and trends of a world that has always been fascinating and inspiring.

2024 . 01 . 25 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Ingredients

Trends From China’s Domestic Fragrance Disruptors For 2024

China is still regarded as a huge opportunity for the fragrance industry and now, more than ever, domestic brands are cropping up to challenge the Western brands. Leveraging nationalistic pride, these brands favor Chinese cultural elements which strikes a chord with the young consumer.

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An interesting article on challenger fragrance brands in China

2024 . 01 . 18 written by Silvio Levi

Trends

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Perfume

Trends and Opportunities in 2024: an Omen for Original Olfactory Research

The year 2023 was certainly an exceptional year for the events and trends that characterized it. Regarding our industry in particular, Karen Marin's article "The Niche/Artistic Fragrance Journey: Highlights of 2023" does a rather thorough and comprehensive analysis and highlights for us the aspects to keep monitored during the year we are beginning.

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2024 . 01 . 18 selected by Editorial Board

Olfactology

Education

Olfactory Training May Reduce The Risk of Dementia

Could reinforcing our smelling abilities help stave off dementia? Recent clinical studies point in this direction and even indicate that the gradual loss of our sense of smell could be an early indicator of dementia or Alzheimer’s. In this article read about the study findings and learn why we should incorporate smelling exercises into our daily routines.

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What is the link between dementia and our ability to smell?

2024 . 01 . 18 selected by Editorial Board

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People

Perfume

dsm-firmenich Names 5 Principal Perfumers

Lauded for their creativity, dedication and passion, five perfumers at dsm-firmenich are inaugurated into the prestigious group of Principal Perfumers. Get to know them and some of their most recent fragrance creations in this article.

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Five noses are recognized for excellence in perfumery
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Have you ever asked yourself what’s behind the world of artistic perfumery? We have collected numbers, conversations, and trends of a world that has always been fascinating and inspiring.

2024 . 01 . 18 selected by Editorial Board

R&D

Olfactology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Changing the Way Perfume Is Made

The fragrance industry is just scratching the surface of the many ways Artificial Intelligence can be used in this sector. Fear not, the perfumer will not go the way of the dinosaur. Read on for an interesting dive into how this technology can change the craft.

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An interesting look at AI and Perfumery

2024 . 01 . 18 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Education

Tristan Hinschberger, a student at the École du Louvre and researcher into perfumery and the decorative arts in the early 20th century

What is the link between the decorative arts and perfumery? This young student wants to show how and why perfumery became an artistic object at the beginning of the 20 th century, helped by exposure in several world exhibitions. He proposes a moment in time when artistic perfumery began and how it evolved as a decorative art leading up to today.

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What are the origins of perfumery as a decorative art?